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The Food Museum Crowe Street Stowmarket Suffolk IP14 1DL

Granted Babergh DC/25/05314 Full Planning Application

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

Full Planning Application - Construction of play area.

As published by the council, reference DC/25/05314

Application record

Reference
DC/25/05314
Type
Full Planning Application
Status
Granted
Decision
Granted
Received
3 Dec 2025
Validated
4 Dec 2025
Decided
12 Feb 2026
Ward
St Peter's
Parish
Stowmarket
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
IP14 1DL

Site history

Applications at this address on the Babergh register

This site has had 6 applications since 2025: 6 approved, 0 refused.

  • DC/26/01104 Granted

    The Food Museum Crowe Street Stowmarket Suffolk IP14 1DL

    Discharge of Condition Application for DC/25/05314 - Biodiversity Net Gain Condition

    Decided 14 Apr 2026 Conditions
  • DC/26/00763 Granted

    The Food Museum Crowe Street Stowmarket Suffolk IP14 1DL

    Discharge of Conditions Application for DC/25/05314 - Conditions 5 (Materials) and 6 (Landscape Management Plan)

    Decided 20 Apr 2026 Conditions
  • DC/26/00156 Granted

    The Food Museum Crowe Street Stowmarket Suffolk IP14 1DL

    Discharge of Conditions Application for DC/24/05541 - Condition 4 (Floor Recording) and 5 (Glazed Viewing Panles)

    Decided 28 Jan 2026 Conditions
  • DC/26/00089 Granted

    The Food Museum Crowe Street Stowmarket Suffolk IP14 1DL

    Discharge of Conditions Application for DC/25/00042 - Conditions - 4 (Bat Licence), 5 (Biodiversity Enhancement Strategy) and 8 (External Facing Materials)

    Decided 23 Feb 2026 Conditions
  • DC/25/03774 Granted

    The Food Museum Crowe Street Stowmarket Suffolk IP14 1DL

    Discharge of Conditions Application for DC/24/05541 - Conditions 3 (Glazed Doors), 6 (New Floor Finish Materials) and 7 (Weatherboarding)

    Decided 30 Oct 2025 Conditions

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 3 Dec 2025

    Received by Babergh

  2. 4 Dec 2025

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 12 Feb 2026

    Decision issued: Granted

  4. 9 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Cases linked to this one on the register

2 later applications on the register refer to this one:

  • DC/26/01104 Granted

    The Food Museum Crowe Street Stowmarket Suffolk IP14 1DL

    Discharge of Condition Application for DC/25/05314 - Biodiversity Net Gain Condition

    Decided 14 Apr 2026 Conditions
  • DC/26/00763 Granted

    The Food Museum Crowe Street Stowmarket Suffolk IP14 1DL

    Discharge of Conditions Application for DC/25/05314 - Conditions 5 (Materials) and 6 (Landscape Management Plan)

    Decided 20 Apr 2026 Conditions

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

33 documents on file for this application

  • FULL PLANNING - GRANT Decision · 12 Feb 2026
  • OFFICER DELEGATED REPORT Officer Delegated Report · 12 Feb 2026
  • REVISED ECOLOGY COMMENTS Consultee Comment · 02 Feb 2026
  • ECOLOGY COMMENTS Consultee Comment · 02 Feb 2026
  • ECOLOGY RESPONSE Consultee Comment · 02 Feb 2026
  • STOWMARKET TOWN COUNCIL COMMENTS Consultee Comment · 20 Jan 2026
  • DESIGN DETAIL IMAGE Drawing · 19 Jan 2026
  • APPLICATIONFORMREDACTED Application Form · 19 Jan 2026
  • LOCATIONPLAN Drawing · 19 Jan 2026
  • EXISTING SITE PLAN PA1 Drawing · 19 Jan 2026
  • PROPOSED SITE PLAN PA2 Drawing · 19 Jan 2026
  • FOOD MUSEUM PLAY AREA PLANNING DRAWINGS Drawing · 19 Jan 2026
  • ECOLOGY REPORT Report · 19 Jan 2026
  • FLOOD-MAP-PLANNING-2025-10-31T11_05_38.175Z Drawing · 19 Jan 2026
  • THE_SMALL_SITES_METRIC_1.2.3 FOOD MUSEUM PLAY AREA Report · 19 Jan 2026
  • FIGURE 3 POST DEVELOPMENT HABITATS PLAN Other · 19 Jan 2026
  • PLANNING AND HERITAGE STATEMENT Report · 19 Jan 2026
  • CONSULTING RESPONSE TO LPA ECOLOGIST COMMENTS Additional Information · 16 Jan 2026
  • HERITAGE RESPONSE Consultee Comment · 14 Jan 2026
  • ECOLOGY RESPONSE Consultee Comment · 22 Dec 2025
  • ENV RESPONSE NOISE ODOUR LIGHT AND SMOKE Consultee Comment · 22 Dec 2025
  • THE GARDENS TRUST RESPONSE Consultee Comment · 17 Dec 2025
  • HISTORIC ENGLAND RESPONSE Consultee Comment · 10 Dec 2025
  • APPLICATION FORM Application Form · 03 Dec 2025
  • LOCATION PLAN Drawing Superseded · 03 Dec 2025
  • EXISTING SITE PLAN PA1 Drawing Superseded · 03 Dec 2025
  • PROPOSED SITE PLAN PA2 Drawing Superseded · 03 Dec 2025
  • FOOD MUSEUM PLAY AREA PLANNING DRAWINGS Drawing Superseded · 03 Dec 2025
  • SUPERSEDED ECOLOGY REPORT Report · 03 Dec 2025
  • SUPERSEDED FLOOD-MAP-PLANNING Other · 03 Dec 2025
  • SUPERSEDED SMALL_SITES_BNG_METRIC Other · 03 Dec 2025
  • SUPERSEDED FIGURE 3 POST DEVELOPMENT HABITATS PLAN Report · 03 Dec 2025
  • SUPERSEDED PLANNING AND HERITAGE STATEMENT Report · 03 Dec 2025

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What this grant of permission means

Babergh granted permission on 12 February 2026, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

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